Smally Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Smally Lake stands in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 424 metres. Surface area is around 35 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 4.1 km on foot. 69 km away sits Atikokan, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 127 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Smally Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Smally Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Smally Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Saganagons Lake is 2.9 km distant. Confirm before you fish Smally Lake.